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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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